I'm not sure why anyone would go to that frozen wasteland so far from culture or civilization.

Anchorage is nice though.

Shadow banks? I thought private credit has long term funding

sad to say, if they pass it via bicameralism and presentment, it's a law, even if they call it a CRA resolution

it's an improvement but we rly need new IP

Yeah like I said I think american is an just an identity about where you live (and that's good)

Identity is not the same as legal status. It's perfectly coherent to say that someone who's been here for 40 years is American even if they aren't a US citizen

there is significant contestation rn whether the status "american" is based on heritage/blood or just based on where you live. I'm not gonna concede to the volkists

this is why judges wear robes

The issue is lack of party organization! Anyone running for reelection (no matter their charisma or access to their gut or ideology) will be incentivized to prioritize the short term over the long term